Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Buff Bay Cost of Living Comparison Between May Pen and Buff Bay

🙂 Solo nomad: May Pen is 48.9% cheaper than Buff Bay without rent, and 27.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: May Pen is 39.4% cheaper than Buff Bay without rent, and 31.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$7.59 JMD 1,188

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$63.7 JMD 9,966

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.13 JMD 802

Cappuccino

$4.40 JMD 688

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.72 JMD 112

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 JMD 96.5

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.91 JMD 298

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.11 JMD 486

Milk (1 liter)

$2.22 JMD 347

$4.25 JMD 665

-47.76%

White Bread (500g)

$3.67 JMD 575

$3.66 JMD 573

0.27%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.21 JMD 502

$1.56 JMD 244

105.77%

Eggs

$3.35 JMD 525

$3.56 JMD 556

-5.90%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.89 JMD 1,703

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$7.38 JMD 1,155

$6.28 JMD 982

17.52%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.96 JMD 776

$7.42 JMD 1,161

-33.15%

Apples (1kg)

$1.59 JMD 248

$5.89 JMD 922

-73.01%

Banana (1kg)

$5.06 JMD 792

$3.12 JMD 488

62.18%

Oranges (1kg)

$6.09 JMD 952

$4.12 JMD 645

47.82%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.93 JMD 302

$3.05 JMD 478

-36.72%

Potato (1kg)

$1.85 JMD 289

$2.12 JMD 331

-12.74%

Onion (1kg)

$1.89 JMD 296

$1.96 JMD 306

-3.57%

Lettuce (1 head)

$3.07 JMD 480

$3.12 JMD 488

-1.60%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$2.89 JMD 453

$1.50 JMD 235

92.67%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$8.84 JMD 1,383

Wine (Bottle)

$11.41 JMD 1,786

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.14 JMD 334

$2.79 JMD 436

-23.30%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.16 JMD 494

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 JMD 135

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.13 JMD 176

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.11 JMD 487

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.31 JMD 987

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.40 JMD 219

$1.22 JMD 191

14.75%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$43.6K JMD 6.8M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.5K JMD 5.2M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$164 JMD 25.6K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$43.27 JMD 6,768

$21.75 JMD 3,402

98.94%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$39.02 JMD 6,104

$50.7 JMD 7,935

-23.08%

Cinema Ticket

$13.35 JMD 2,087

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$317 JMD 49.5K

$226 JMD 35.3K

40.26%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,449 JMD 383.1K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$15.60 JMD 2,440

$25.58 JMD 4,001

-39.01%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$22.10 JMD 3,458

$25.60 JMD 4,005

-13.67%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$40.43 JMD 6,324

$70.6 JMD 11.0K

-42.77%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$53.8 JMD 8,414

$77.0 JMD 12.0K

-30.12%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$178 JMD 27.8K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$216 JMD 33.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$560 JMD 87.5K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$430 JMD 67.3K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

9.15

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for May Pen: March 2, 2026

Last update for Buff Bay: March 3, 2026

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